Circle UFO Sightings in Illinois
421 circle-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1952, peaking in 2012 (33 reports).
- Total sightings
- 421
- Span
- 1952–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (33 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Circle
1952–2022 · peak 2012 (33 reports)
Tinley Park · IL, USA
aircraft hazard
Taylorville · IL, USA
bright, white circular light
Evanston · IL, USA
Bright circular object spotted hovering over a baseball field on a clear night for several minutes.
Urbana · IL, USA
approximately 11 bright orange objects sighted travelling SW to NE at 23:40 on 02/02/02 in Urbana, IL.
Bolingbrook · IL, USA
At around 19:30 Central time I spotted 2 flashing lights traveling South to North side by side. Within a few minutes of observation the
Wheaton · IL, USA
white/silver circle at first stationary, then rising in altitude rapidly until no longer visible
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
Mysterious light dashes accross the sky
Rockford · IL, USA
There were seven of them. Five were bunched up and 2 were spread out. They kept moving at high speeds. They were round and shining l
Rockford · IL, USA
Saw nine yellow lights in groups of three, moving slowly in diagonal formation on my way to work.
Edwardsville · IL, USA
It was 3 circles of small, pulsating lights.
Rockford · IL, USA
9 round objects moving independently. Orange/Yellow in color
Rockford · IL, USA
Looking up I observed a formation of 5objects that appeared to be circular & were orange in color moving in a northeasternly direction.
Rockford · IL, USA
Looked up to the Northen sky and saw a set of 9 orange pulsating Balls, as soon as those 9 disappeared a second group of 9 appeared.
Rockford · IL, USA
A number of orange/yellow lights appeared and began moving erratically in two groups.
Burlington · IL, USA
White disk in Burlington
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
object in sky sped up and slowed down and was very bright
Palatine · IL, USA
round black object hovering over line of trees
Chicago · IL, USA
A friend and I saw a silent swooping reflective object fly past into clouds, then back again ascending out of sight.
Dana · IL, USA
a large silver blue tinted object
Kankakee (rural country area) · IL, USA
First noted as a bright star, but when looked at through binoculars it was noted to be green, red and white and spinning like police li
Rockford · IL, USA
8 orange lights in 2 clusters of 3 and 1 moving very slowly west to east then disappearing
Rockford · IL, USA
AT 930 PM TO 950PM 5 ROUND ORANGE BALLS CAME FROM THE WEST AND STOPPING OVERHEAD MOVING INTO VARIOUS FORMATIONS. THEN FADING OUT AS THE
Rockford · IL, USA
well thare wer eight balls of light almost like fire thay wher vary brite like a star. thay wher redish orang in coler & shine'd vary b
Rock Island · IL, USA
Green fireball in the ENE, visible from about 40 degrees above the horizon to about 5 degrees, seemed to fall straight toward the groun
Loves Park · IL, USA
Orange ball-shaped object soaring fast across the sky in a NE direction. Had no sound or blinking lights